Walk It Through: The Deposit And The Last Month

A Missouri deposit, from the last month's rent to twice what was kept.

The last month of the lease, and the deposit is close to a month's rent.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One deposit in one rental. What counts as restoring the unit beyond ordinary wear and tear, carpet cleaning a lease provides for, and pet deposits are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.

Pet depositA deposit for a pet, which is not a security deposit under the deposit section.
Security depositA deposit of no more than two months' rent, returned in full within thirty days after the tenancy ends, or with a written itemized list of the damages it is being kept for and the balance.